Overview
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi warned that law and order has sharply deteriorated, citing daily targeting of security forces and incidents such as the APC IED attack near Gomal–Tank and drone-delivered explosives in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan.
- Kundi asserted that Afghan soil and nationals have been involved in attacks and said Pakistan has shared evidence with Afghan authorities.
- He urged bolstering the operational capacity of police and the Counter-Terrorism Department and questioned whether Levies personnel merged into the police received adequate training.
- Kundi criticized the provincial chief minister for traveling to other provinces for protests, called for unity behind state institutions, and rejected talks with groups that do not accept Pakistan and the Constitution.
- The provincial government said the Peshawar Safe City project targets completion by January 31, 2026 with 711 cameras at 133 locations and a phased extension to DI Khan, Bannu and Lakki Marwat, with PC-I prepared for Karak, Tank and North Waziristan.